Man arrested trying to board with drugs in Goiania airport

Published on March 7, 2013, 10:52 am

A man, 31, who was trying to board with 10kg of cocaine base paste inside a backpack, was arrested inside the Goiania airport on Tuesday (5).

His destiny was São Luís, Maranhão. He also used a false identity.

The suspect already has three passages by police and an arrest warrant, and is accused of participating in a gang specialized in bank robberies. The passages are for the home burglaries and thefts from stores.

The man, who did not have their identity revealed, was detained until Wednesday (6) at the Federal Police headquarters in Goiânia, when it was sent to the House of Provisional Prison in Aparecida de Goiânia.